The Eucharist was led by the parish vicar OFM Marijan Petričević in concelebration with the guardian of Sutjeska and the parish priest OFM Bono Tomić.

In his homily, OFM Marijan mentioned a few lines from the life of this great woman who died on that very day 544 years ago in Rome. As OFM Marijan reminded, the folk custom of wearing a black scarf on the heads of mourning women is still a living memory of Queen Katarina, just like the crosses that are found at the base of Sutjeska’s embroidery.

The 14^th national pilgrimage of the Secular Franciscan Order in BiH was held in Kraljeva Sutjeska on October 23^rd. Queen Catherine is the heavenly patroness of all the third orders of both Franciscan provinces - Bosna Srebrena and the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina.